Pocket implement



US- ,v 1935- i o. ALT ENBACH 2,011,963 POCKET IMPLEMENT I Filed 001;.12, 1953 INVENTOR Otto Alten baa/1 BY @BA, PWL-M TTORN EY Patented Aug.20,193

Application October-.12, 1933. Serial N... 693,242

In Great Britain June 19, 1,933

, I I 8 Claims. This invention relates to pocket implements and hasforan object the provision ofan im'plement which carries one or moreconvenient tools together with meansfor covering the tools'to 5 renderthem ineffective and harmless when not in use and to give the implementa smooth contour so'that it will not'injure the pockets-of garments whencarried therein. i

Various kinds of tools have-heretofore been blade and many of them havebeen assoc a ed with implements which carried knife bla es. Some havebeen made to fold into the handle like a knife blade but this is ofteninconvenient and proposed for pocket use besides the usual kgife handlebut in this case there has been difficulty in providing a satisfactorycover for the tool when not in use. The present invention provides avery substantial tool and a very convenient cover therefor which it isbelieved will overcomethe previous difficulties.

The invention will be more readily. apparent from a description of anillustrative embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a pocket knife .embodyin'g one form of theinvention, parts being broken away to show interior construction;

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a back view of one end thereof; and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the r manner of using theimplement. I

Referring tOLthB drawing thehandle 4 of the 85 imple ment may house oneor more foldable knife blades I 3. It is not necessary that such bladebe carried since in so .far as the present invention is concerned anyother tool may be substituted, for example another tool at the otherend" 40 I of the handle similar to the one to be described hereinbelow.In the event that hinged devices are employed the handle may be providedwith a leaf spring 5.

According to the present invention the implement is provided with' atoolt projecting from -one end thereof. The tool maybe substantiallyrigid with the handle for strength. It may be shaped for any of avariety of uses. Herein "it is made in the form of a screwdriver. In thepresent embodiment alsothe tool is formed as an integral extension ofthe leaf spring 5 according to the disclosure of any prior Patent No.1,78'7,- not indispensable to the press 424,. though this is cutinvention. I

A movable cover I is provided for the tool, the

usually'does not permitof a very substantial conf struction. Some havebeen made rigid with they same comprising spaced sides It open from thefront as at the slot 8 to embrace the tool and rigidly connected at theback by a member 9.

The sides of the cover are of suflicient extent to completely cover thetool when'the cover is in closed position; In the preferred form shownin the drawing the cover is also made of the same width and thickness asthe handle so as to form a smooth extension thereof, and is rounded atthe end and edges, constituting in eifect a bolster 10 for the handle.

The member 9 is extended toward the handle in the form of a tang whichenters a recess. is in the handle and is secured therein by a pivot pinit. The tang is extended from the cover for 15 several reasons, one, togive leverage in opening the cover, another to permitthe cover to bemoved back out of the region of the tool as shown in, full lines in Fig.1, and anotherto permit the .'cover to be used as a lever for turningthe tool. 20

' It may be noted from Fig. 4 that the cover in I the open positionforms an angle with the bandie and permits the user to engage it withhis thumb toassist in turning the tool. The tang I 9 is-madethick and ofgood material and is pivg5 oted farenough away from-the end of thehandle to furnish a strong construction capable of withstanding'theturning action;

Means are provided for holding the cover in closed and open positions.As shown herein, the tang. 9 extends'further from the pivot pin at theend than on the sides so as to constitute a heel i2 for cooperating withthe leaf spring 5 previously referred to, which spring in the presentembodiment, as stated, is integral with the tool.. Means are provided onthe handle, for example as a shoulder i! on the spring 5, for limitingthe opening movement of the cover. I I

While I have limited the description to one embodiment of the inventionfor purposes of 11-140 lus ration it is to be understood that theinventio' is not thus limited but may have various embodiments withinthe scope of the subioined I claim! i A pocket implement comprising incombination, ahandle, a substantiallyrigid tool projecting from'an endof the handle, a cover for said tool: said coverincluding spaced sideswhich are sufficiently extensive to cover the entire exposed portionsof'the tool, said sides being unconnected at the front edge whereby toleave a'slot for receiving the tool and being connected at the rear edgewhereby the sides are held rigidly in spaced relationship. a tameextending'from the back of the cover and between the sides, a recess insaid handle for receiving said tang, and a hinge element between thetang and the handle, said hinge element being located at a distance fromthe end of the handle.

2. A pocket implement comprising in combination, a handle provided witha longitudinal slot, a substantially rigid tool projecting from an endof the handle, a cover for said tool hinged to said handle on one sidethereof, said cover including spaced sides which are suflicientlyextensive to cover the entire exposed portions of the tool, the coverhaving a path of movement such that parts on the side opposite the hingeside pass across the tool intermediate its length, said sides beingunconnected at the front edge whereby to leave a slot for receiving thetool and being connected at the rear edge whereby the sides are heldrigidly in spaced relationship, the cover being of substantially thesame width and thickness as the handle so as to form a smoothcontinuation thereof with its slot aligned with .the slot of the handlewhen in closed position over the tool, and means hinging the cover tothe handle.

3. A pocket implement comprising in combination, a handle provided witha longitudinal slot, a substantially rigid tool projecting from an endof the handle, a cover for said tool hinged to said handle at one sidethereof, said cover including spaced sides which are sufficientlyextensive to cover the entire exposed portions of the tool, the coverhaving a path of movement such that parts on the side opposite the hingeside pass across the tool intermediate its length, said sides beingunconnected at thefront edge whereby to leave a slot in alignment withthe handle slot for receiving the tool and being connected at the rearedge whereby the sides are held rigidly in spaced relationship, a pivotfor said cover on said handle, and means for holding the cover securelyin either open or closed positions.

4. A pocket implement as set forth in claim 3 in which said cover isprovided with an extending tang hinged to the handle at a distance fromthe end thereof and in which means are provided in conjunction with saidhandle and cover for holding the cover at an angle to the handle and outof the way of the tool when the cover is open proximately the thicknessof the slot between the sides of the cover and in which the tang is ofthe same thickness so as to fit within the recess as a smoothcontinuation of the back of the handle when the cover is in closedposition.

'7. A pocket implement comprising in combination, a handle, a toolsecured to said handle, said tool being of the type adapted to be turnedabout its axis for its normal intended use, and a cover for said tooladapted to be moved into alignment with the handle when closed to coverthe tool or to be swung out at an angle to the handle when open foroperation of the tool, saidcover including an extension hinging thecover to the handle at a-distance from the end of the handle and whichpermits the cover to be used as a lever for turning the tool when thecover is open.

8. A pocket implement comprising in combination, a handle, a toolsecured to said handle and aligned therewith, said tool being of thetype adapted to be turned about its axis for its normal intended use,and a cover for said tool adapted to be moved into alignment with thehandle when closed to cover the tool or to be swung out at an angle tothe handle when open for operation of the tool, said cover being hingedto the handle in a manner to cause the entire cover proper to lie at aconsiderable distance from the end of the handle when open so as toconstitute a substantial lever for turning the tool.

OTIO AL'IENBACH.

